2017-2018学年安徽省黄山市屯溪一中高一(下)期中英语试卷

2017-2018学年安徽省黄山市屯溪一中高一（下）期中英

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题号 得分 I II III IV V VI 总分 一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

A

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages at the University of North Georgia seeks to hire a part-time instructor of Chinese for the Fall Term 2017． Depending on enrollments（登记人数）， the opportunity could continue in the spring and be ongoing． Located in the fastest-growing area of the state， the University of North Georgia is a

multi-campus（多校园） university with an enrollment of over 18，000 students， making it one of the largest institutions in the University System og Georgia． Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program， the UNG is responsive to local education and economic development needs．

Job Duties & Responsibilities：

Teaching schedules may include evening or online classes． Certifications/ Licenses & Minimum Requirements：

The candidate should have a Master's degree in Chinese or related field． Native or near-native fluency in Chinese． Expected Hire Date： 08/01/2017 Special instructions to applicants：

If you received any graduate degrees from an institution outside the United States， you must provide a foreign course-by-course evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service， Inc． Employer Information：

All employment offers are dependent upon successful completion of a background

investigation（调查）， as determined by the University of North Georgia． The University of North Georgia， a unit of the University System of Georgia， does not discriminate on the basis of race， color， sex or national origin， age， disability or religion． We provide equal employment opportunities to minorities， females， and disabled individuals， as well as other protected groups．

1. Who is the UNG looking for？ ______

A. A part-time teacher． B. A research assistant． C. A part-time receptionist． D. A research administrator． 2. What can be inferred about the UNG？ ______

A. Its campuses spread all over the USA． B. Its courses focus on local development．

C. It is located in the most developed area of Georgia． D. It is the university with the most students in Georgia．

3. Which of the following might be qualified for the position？ ______

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A. An English major who can speak a little Chinese． B. A graduate in Economics from Cambridge University．

C. A Chinese major who has got his Master's degree in the USA． D. An English graduate who has a doctoral program in Education．

B

Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages． But a TV show， Letters Alive， is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back into the present．

Letters Alive took its idea from a UK program with a similar name， Letters Live， which was first shown in 2013． Both shows feature famous actors and actresses， but there is no gossip ， no eye-catching visual effects or any regular showbiz （演艺圈） activities． Instead， it's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter．

But these are not just any letters． They are selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects． There is， for example， a passionate letter that famous painter Huang Yongyu wrote to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of creativity． There is also a heartfelt note from Spring and Autumn Period written by two ordinary young soldiers to their elder brother to report their lives in the war zone． Every letter is like a small piece of history． By hearing them being read， it's as if we are being sent back in time to experience a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to． \，\Cumberbatch， one of the readers on the UK show， told The Guardian． \from all ages and all walks of life to experience a moment of time in someone else's life for a brief moment．\

Compared to published texts， letters also come with a personal touch．

One example from Letters Live was a note of thanks from the mother of a dying child to JK Rowling， author of the Harry Potter books． It read： \， Cancer threatened to take everything from my daughter， and your books turned out to be the castle we so desperately needed to hide in．\

According to Guan Zhengwen， the director of Letters Alive， it is this kind of humanity behind every letter that strikes a chord （引发共鸣） with the audience． It is also what made the show a big hit in China ever since its first episode aired on Dec 5．

\，\Guan told Sohu News． \． 4. What do you know about the TV show Letters Alive from this passage？ ______

A. Any letters can be read in this TV show．

B. It is exactly the same with a UK program Letters Live．

C. The program brings the old way of writing letters back to life．

D. Much gossip of celebrities and eye-catching visual effects lie in the program． 5. What effect do letters have according to the audience？ ______

A. They help cure a dying child of her cancer． B. They make people forget their past experience． C. They reflect the whole history of the world．

D. They allow people to experience others ‘life and a personal touch．

6. Why is the TV show Letters Alive very popular according to its director？ ______

A. It features famous actors and actresses．

B. People can find many regular showbiz activities．

C. Letters have been completely replaced by phone calls and WeChat messages．

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D. The humanity behind every letter makes the audience experience the same feelings as

its writer．

7. What can we infer from the passage？ ______

A. Pretty faces still play an important role in showbiz．

B. Showbiz is starting to centre on wisdom and intelligence．

C. JK Rowling provided a lot of books for a girl suffering from cancer．

D. The painter Huang Yongyu and the playwright Caoyu weren't good friends．

C

In a foreign country， a man visited a local restaurant． He didn't speak their language． He ordered something indecipherable off the menu． When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious looking fried noodles， he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb and forefinger linked in a circle． Looking angry， the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap． What he did wrong， he wondered． Well， nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country．

Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries， and they are often specific to a given culture． Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture， but is highly offensive in another．

The gesture \． In English， it is popularly known as ‘thumbs up'， despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one

hand． English-speaking Caucasians use it to signal ‘OK'， which is the same meaning as O．K． ring gesture． The two can in fact be used almost interchangeably．

Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight． While American， British and Australian would use the thumb up to signal hitch-hiking to the drivers， this message will not encourage a Greek driver or motorist to stop to give them a ride．

There are no right or wrong signals， only cultural differences． Lack of cultural understanding will lead to disharmony among people from different cultures． When we know what to look for， such encounters with other cultures are actually very interesting， fascinating and fun． It is certainty a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes． 8. What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong？ ______

A. He misunderstood the waiter． B. He made the signal in a rude way． C. He ordered something off the menu． D. He didn't realize cultural differences．

9. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean？ ______

A. Full of aggression． B. Full of admiration． C. Full of complexity． D. Full of certainty．

10. What will happen if you make a thumb up toward a man in Northern Greece？ ______

A. He will stop to give you a lift． B. He will ask you to give him a HA．

C. He will get annoyed and fight against you． D. He will make the same signal toward you． 11. What's the purpose of the passage？ ______

A. To tell stories about different cultures．

B. To advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences． C. To explain the meaning of different gestures．

D. To persuade people from different countries to live in harmony．

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D

With all the traditional media channels， including newspapers， magazines and television shows， shrinking， advertisers are worrying about how they can reach customers． Banners

ads on our devices are ugly and disturbing． To overcome various digital problems， （横幅）

the ad industry has been serving up a sneaky（不光明正大的） solution： make ads look less like ads and more like the articles， videos and posts around them．

This trend， called native advertising， has taken over the Internet； even the websites such as NYTimes．com and Wall-Street．com are using it． On Facebook and Twitter， every 10th item or so is an ad； only the small subtitle \（赞助）\tells you which posts are ads．

Won't dressing up ads to make them look like reported articles mislead people？ Sometimes， yes． An Interactive Advertising Bureau study found that only 41 percent of general news readers could tell such ads apart from real news stories． And it's getting worse． Advertisers worry that the \， so some websites are making the labels smaller and less noticeable． Sometimes the labels disappear entirely． At a recent talk about the difficulty of advertising in the new， small-screen world， I heard an ad manager tell an impressive story． She had gotten a musical performance - paid for by her soft drink client- perfectly inserted（插入）into a TV awards show， without any moment of blackness before or after． \． Look， it is great that native advertising works． But if advertisers truly believe in their material， they should have no problem labeling it as advertising．

For now native ads continue to be a fashion- with no laws governing them and no labeling standard． But that could change； the Federal Trade Commission has begun considering regulation． If the new generation of digital advertisers clean up their act according to the regulation， native ads might become more acceptable．

12. What can we learn about native ads from the text？ ______

A. They have overcome the problems of banner ads． B. They are clearly labeled as ads in websites． C. They are a special type of articles． D. They are used by all websites．

13. The ad manager's story in Paragraph 4 is used to show ______ ．

A. It's difficult to advertise in the small-screen world．

B. It's difficult to tell native ads from what they have been inserted in． C. It's easy to insert ads into a TV awards show． D. It's easy to deal with the \．

14. In the author's view， the future of native ads is ______ ．

A. bright C. uncertain B. discouraging D. time-dependent

15. What is the text mainly about？ ______

A. How to advertise in the digital age． B. Difficulties facing native ads． C. Truth in digital advertising． D. What native ads are？

二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分） Are you suffering from FOMO-that is， Fear Of Missing Out？ Research shows that a growing number of young people are， with worrying consequences for their sleep and schoolwork． (1) You aren't able to do your best unless you sleep well． Most experts agree that the optimum

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